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2026-03-03 08:39:26CHAPTER SEVEN: NEW SKIN
The appointment was not at a regular store.
I had assumed a store. A nice one, maybe, somewhere with good lighting and a patient sales assistant and a reasonable budget I wasn't allowed to think to
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Six MonthsSix months.Sometimes it felt like time had slowed down on purpose, letting us savor every single day. Other times it felt like the days were slipping through my fingers no matter how tightly I tried to hold on. The doctors had given my mother three months at most. She had already beaten that prediction, but we all knew the extra time was borrowed.The house had changed completely. It was no longer the cold, silent mansion it used to be. Now it was filled with life — Loise’s constant chatter, Fletcher’s low laughter, the soft hum of Eliana’s favorite old music playing from her room. For the first time in years, this place actually felt like a home.I spent most of my mornings in the east wing with Eliana. She was noticeably weaker now. Her movements were slower, her voice softer, but her eyes were still as sharp as ever. That fire
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The Harringtons in CustodyI sat across from the lawyer in his sleek downtown office, the city stretching out behind him through floor-to-ceiling windows. My hands rested calmly in my lap. No shaking. No racing heart. Just a cold, steady resolve I didn’t even know I had until this moment.“They’ve been formally charged,” Mr. Reynolds said, sliding a thick folder toward me. “Multiple counts — fraud, conspiracy, attempted murder, child endangerment. The evidence your husband’s team put together was… overwhelming. Rachel and her mother are already in custody. Your step-brother is next.”I nodded slowly, flipping through the documents. Photos. Bank records. Communication logs. Everything that proved just how far they were willing to go to keep what they thought was theirs.“Good,” I said quietly. “
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Dr. Sandra's EndingI read the article in the quiet of the living room while Loise napped and Eliana rested.Fletcher had sent the link to my phone without any message. He didn’t need to explain. The headline was enough: Disgraced Pediatrician Loses All Medical Licenses, Faces Multiple Investigations.They had stripped her of everything. Every license, every certificate, every hospital that once welcomed her with open arms. Her connections on the medical board had been dragged into the light too — bribes, favors, quiet deals that went back years. The Harringtons had paid her well, but not well enough to stay hidden once Fletcher’s people started digging.I scrolled down slowly.There was one final interview. Sandra had given it from some undisclosed locatio
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Fletcher and NicoleWe were not even close to being perfect, but we had each other.Some days were easier than others. There were still moments when I caught Fletcher watching me like he was scared I might vanish again. And there were nights when the nightmares dragged me under, making me wake up shaking and covered in sweat.Like tonight.I jerked awake, heart pounding, the taste of fear still thick in my throat. Before I could even sit up, Fletcher was already there. He pulled me into his chest without saying a word, his big hand rubbing slow circles on my back. He didn’t ask questions. He didn’t try to fix it. He just held me until my breathing slowed down and my body stopped trembling.“I’ve got you,” he whispered against my hair.That was all he ever said. And somehow, it was always enoug
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The Days That CountSix weeks had passed since Eliana moved in, and our house — once cold and echoing — had become something entirely different.It was loud now. Beautifully, chaotically loud.Loise’s laughter rang through the halls every morning as she dragged Eliana’s wheelchair to the garden for “butterfly patrol.” Fletcher no longer disappeared into his study the moment he got home. He lingered. He laughed. He let himself be needed. The man who used to command silence now sat on the floor helping Loise build Lego castles while Eliana watched with a knowing smile.I stood at the kitchen window one golden afternoon, watching them. Fletcher had rolled up his sleeves, his injured shoulder finally free of the sling. Loise was explaining something very seriously about why the princess tower needed to be taller. Eliana sat under the
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LoiseHaving a grandmother is very different from having a mommy or a daddy.Mommy and Daddy are loud and warm and always there. A grandmother is quieter. Like a secret you’re not sure you’re allowed to keep yet.At first, I was careful.I stood at the door of the east wing room every morning for three whole days, peeking in with one eye. Grandma Eliana looked soft and tired in the big reading chair, sunlight making her hair look like silver threads. She smiled when she saw me, but I didn’t go in right away. I needed to watch. To make sure she was real.On the fourth day, I brought my best drawing.It was a picture of all of us — me, Mommy, Daddy, and Grandma — standing in the garden with butterflies everywhere. I had drawn Grandma with strong colors so she wouldn’t look sick. I held it
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When Everything Falls ApartThe morning started like any other—Loise's chatter filling the kitchen as I packed her lunch, her excitement about show-and-tell bubbling over as she described the seashell she'd chosen to bring. I braided her hair into two neat plaits, listening to her practice the stor
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Daddy. What are you thinking so deeply about? Am I a burden to you?"The words hit me like bullets to the chest. Ten years old and she's asking me if she's a burden. Christ, what kind of father does that make me?I stared down at her pale face, those enormous eyes that seemed to see too much, know
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She doesn't see him until dinner that night. But before then, something happens that shifts everything.Nicole arrives home earlier than usual, her mind still replaying the morning's encounter with Xavier. The memory of his hands on her waist, the electricity that had coursed through her when he pr
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Nicole bent over her desk, squinting at the financial reports scattered across the mahogany surface. The numbers blurred together after hours of reviewing quarterly projections, and she rubbed her temples, feeling the familiar tension headache building behind her eyes. The afternoon sun streamed th
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